Basketball Wiretap

Blake Griffin has increased his workouts in returning from elbow surgery and could return as soon as Sunday.

The Los Angeles Clippers play the Golden State Warriors on Sunday in Oakland in a nationally televised game.

"I guess it’s possible, yeah," Doc Rivers said Monday when asked whether Griffin could play against the Warriors exactly four weeks after learning he would need surgery to remove a staph infection from his right elbow.

LeBron James will miss Friday's game against the Indiana Pacers due to rest.

David Blatt said he made the decision to sit James based on “a combination of things” and not one specific ailment.

“It was not his idea, it was mine. Let’s put it that way,” Blatt said. “We have our hand on the pulse of LeBron and all our players. We’re doing what we have to do here to keep our team healthy all the way through the season.”